---
id: CVE-2026-33694
title: >-
  This vulnerability allows an attacker to create a junction, enabling the
  deletion of arbitrary files with SYSTEM privileges
summary: >-
  This vulnerability allows an attacker to create a junction, enabling the
  deletion of arbitrary files with SYSTEM privileges. As a result, this
  condition potentially facilitates arbitrary code execution, whereby an
  attacker may exploit th…
severity: high
cvss: 7.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-59
vendor: tenable
product: nessus
affected:
  - nessus <= 10.11.3
  - nessus_agent <= 11.1.2
published: '2026-04-23'
updated: '2026-08-21'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-33694'
references:
  - url: 'https://tenable.com/security/tns-2026-12'
    label: vulnreport@tenable.com
  - url: 'https://tenable.com/security/tns-2026-13'
    label: vulnreport@tenable.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00198
epssPercentile: 0.08528
ingestedAt: '2026-08-22T01:24:51.081Z'
---

## Overview

This vulnerability allows an attacker to create a junction, enabling the deletion of arbitrary files with SYSTEM privileges. As a result, this condition potentially facilitates arbitrary code execution, whereby an attacker may exploit the vulnerability to execute malicious code with elevated SYSTEM privileges.

## Affected

- `nessus <= 10.11.3`
- `nessus_agent <= 11.1.2`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.